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I’m more interested in this film than I should be. It’s not
original, it doesn’t even seem like a new take on something that was once
original.

There’s one tiny fact that leads me to interest.

When I was a little girl, I was just as much a book worm as
I am now, maybe even more-so. Between being bullied at school and my lonely
home-life, I liked the escape of books and movies. I particularly remember
bringing a flashlight to bed so I could read the Goosebumps series (by R.L. Stine) after bedtime. Say Cheese and Die! Was one of my
favorite books of the series. I even enjoyed it when it became an episode in
the TV show (available on Netflix).

Time Lapse looks
like a grown up version of that story. It brings me back to the smell of a new
book hidden under the covers as the spooky shadows enhanced the experience.

I hope the movie will be able to separate itself from the
R.L. Stine version.

I can forgive this film for seeming overly-political because
the trailer looks amazing.

Good Kill looks as
though it will be thrilling and heart-wrenching. Ethan Hawke (Boyhood, Daybreakers, The Purge) appears
to have his part down to a science. It also seems to be a new twist on films
that similarly follow military characters that develop PTSD.

I have to admit, when I saw Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Expendables, The Terminator, Sabotage)
starring in this film, the last thing I expected was zombies. In fact, he’s
only been in one other horror film, End
of Days (1999). Can you blame me for thinking this would likely be our
monthly “old guy in an action flick?”

Not only do we get to see Ahnold in a zombie movie, but it
looks insane. I must not be the only one who thinks it either. It was
originally supposed to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in
2014, but Lionsgate requested the team withdraw it so the company could pick it
up.

I had trouble deciding whether I wanted to see San Andreas or Maggie more. It took a lot of thought and I even polled my husband
and some of my friends. In the end, San
Andreas just seems more real.

The name of the film comes from the tectonic fault line that
seismologists believe will eventually cause a catastrophic earthquake
throughout California. So, this film might not be completely scientifically
sound, but there’s enough to really tug at reason. That makes the film so much
more frightening to me.

Add to that people like Dwayne Johnson (Furious 7, Hercules, Pain & Gain) and Alexandra Daddario (Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Texas
Chainsaw 3D, Burying the Ex), and there’s almost an automatic following.

A lot more could go wrong with this film than Maggie, but I think it’s worth it.

5 – Poltergeist (May
22)

Director: Gil
Kenan

Writer: David
Lindsay-Abaire, Steven Spielberg

Actors: Sam
Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Nicholas Braun, Jared Harris

Genre: Horror

Rated: PG-13

The first thing I need to stress is that this film is
labeled as a reboot, not a remake. That means that facts you remember from the
1982 version might be significantly different. Names, facts, and even some of
the plot, may be a little (or drastically) different.

That being said, I must also admit that I’ve never seen the
original.

I intend to, it’s on my list of “movies I should have
already seen.” I’ll be watching the original before the reboot. In the
meantime, the trailer for this film makes me want to watch the original much sooner.
It looks terrifying.

I’ve been looking forward to Tomorrowland since I saw a 30 second teaser for it several months
ago. All it showed was the girl picking up the pin and being transported to
that field. It was followed by a saying, but I can’t remember what it was.

So, before I had any idea who else was starring in it, or
what it was about, this movie was on my list. Now that I get the general idea
of the plot and I see the participating cast, I only want to see it more.

Not to mention that Brad Bird (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Ratatouille, The Incredibles)
turning down the opportunity to direct Star
Wars: Episode VII in order to direct Tomorrowland.
That says one of two things: this movie will be outstanding, historical and
completely original or Bird needs to be placed a padded room.

This film represents another black hole in my movie culture
knowledge. I’ve never seen the original trilogy. I’ve already gotten my hands
on them, though, and I’ll be watching them sometime between going to a
weekend-long gathering of my husband’s family and Philadelphia Comic Con.

Even without seeing the other three films, Fury Road looks great. It needs to be said
that this movie is part reboot, part sequel. Instead of doing a complete
reboot, Miller was interested in jumping a little further into the future of
the story, so that’s what he did. It’s kind of a continuation. Kind of.

I’d say Pitch Perfect
is a guilty pleasure for me, but it doesn’t make me feel guilty at all.

The first Pitch
Perfect was hilarious and definitely entertaining. Anna Kendrick (Into the Woods, The Last Five Years, Life
After Beth), as I’ve said before, is a goddess. I can’t wait to see how
Elizabeth Banks (The Lego Movie, The
Hunger Games, Zach and Miri Make a Porno) did with directing her first
full-length film. Katey Sagal (Sons of
Anarchy, Futurama, Married With Children) is even playing the mother of one
of the Bellas.

Kate is a working mother of two children. She must find a
balance between her professional and personal lives before everything falls
apart.

This movie was one long exhibit on working moms vs.
stay-at-home moms. It paints women who don’t want to have kids as naïve in what
they’re looking for and stay-at-home moms as lazy, trophy wives.

I could separate myself from the opinionated stance of this
movie easily enough. There are some very good films out there with messages I
disagree with. In fact, if this movie had any merit at all outside of a couple
of clever lines, I could even pretend the message didn’t exist.

The only reason I Don’t
Know How She Does It scored as high as it did, is because of those few
clever parts. I have also considered the possibility that there might have been
hidden jokes and references that I didn’t get because I’m not a mom.

My official recommendation is: if you are a stay-at-home mom
or do not plan to have children – possibly even if you just don’t have kids yet
– this movie will come off preachy enough that you don’t need it in your life.